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John Ireland
John Ireland

John Ireland

ActingBorn January 31, 1914Died March 21, 1992 (age 78)Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Biography

John Benjamin Ireland was a Canadian-American actor and film director. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in All the King's Men (1949), making him the first Vancouver-born actor to receive an Academy Award nomination. Ireland was a supporting actor in several famous Western films such as My Darling Clementine (1946), Red River (1948), Vengeance Valley (1951), and Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957). His other notable film roles were in 55 Days at Peking (1963), The Adventurers (1970), and Farewell, My Lovely (1975). Ireland also appeared in many television series, notably The Cheaters (1960–1962). He was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to the TV industry.

Filmography

2015
3-D Rarities

as (archive footage)

Movie
2002
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

as Bob Ford (archive footage)

Movie
1992Movie
1992Movie
1992
Hammer Down

as Lt. Bates

Movie
1991Movie
1991
The Graveyard Story

as Dr. McGregor

Movie
1989
Terror Night

as Lance Hayward

Movie
1989
Snoops

as Gabriel Franken

TV
1988TV
1988
Messenger of Death

as Zenas Beecham

Movie
1988
Bonanza: The Next Generation

as Capt. Aaron Cartwright

Movie
1987
J.J. Starbuck

as Charles Capstone

TV
1986
Seasons in the Sun

as Keith Slattery

Movie
1985
Miami Golem

as Anderson

Movie
1985
Thunder Run

as George Adams

Movie
1985Movie
1985
Martin's Day

as Brewer

Movie
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Sheriff Hainer

TV
1984
Airwolf

as Hardesty

TV
1984
Airwolf

as Carl Barron

TV
1983
The Hitchhiker

as Jack Guttman

TV
1983TV
1983
A Matter of Cunning

as John Markham

Movie
1982
Incubus

as Hank Walden

Movie
1982
Cassie & Co.

as Lyman 'Shack' Shackelford

TV
1981
Bordello

as Judge

Movie
1980
Magnum, P.I.

as Wyndom Jackson

TV
1980Movie
1980
Tourist

as Joe Vigil, Sr.

Movie
1980Movie
1979
Delta Fox

as Lucas Johnson

Movie
1979
Hart to Hart

as Zeke BaIllinger

TV
1979Movie
1979
Crossbar

as Miles Kornylo

Movie
1979Movie
1979
The Shape of Things to Come

as Senator Smedley

Movie
1978
The Millionaire

as Marshall Wayburn

Movie
1978Movie
1977Movie
1977Movie
1977
Ransom

as Chief Haliburton

Movie
1977
Satan's Cheerleaders

as Sheriff B.L.Z. Bubb

Movie
1977Movie
1976
Quincy, M.E.

as Attorney John Packard

TV
1976
Quincy, M.E.

as Jerry Driskill

TV
1976
Quincy, M.E.

as Sheriff Ned Evers

TV
1976
Sex Diary

as Milton

Movie
1976
Salon Kitty

as Cliff

Movie
1976
The Swiss Conspiracy

as Dwight McGowan

Movie
1975
We Are No Angels

as Mr. Shark

Movie
1975
Switch

as Verne Deamer

TV
1975Movie
1975TV
1974
The Rangers

as Carson

Movie
1974TV
1974TV
1974
Blood River

as Abel Webster

Movie
1974
Welcome to Arrow Beach

as Sheriff Duke Bingham

Movie
1974
Northeast of Seoul

as Flanaghan

Movie
1974Movie
1974Movie
1974Movie
1972
Escape to the Sun

as Jacob Kagan

Movie
1972
Ghost Story

as Arthur Mundy

TV
1970
The Adventurers

as Mr.James Hadley

Movie
1970
Challenge of McKenna

as Jones/Jonas MacKenna

Movie
1969
Zenabel

as Don Alonso Imolne

Movie
1969
One on Top of the Other

as Inspector Wald

Movie
1969
Carnal Circuit

as Richard Salinger

Movie
1968
Gatling Gun

as Tarpas

Movie
1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Phil Coleman

TV
1968TV
1968Movie
1968
A Taste of Death

as Dan El/Ralph

Movie
1968
Run, Man, Run

as Santillana

Movie
1968Movie
1968
Dead for a Dollar

as Der Colonel

Movie
1968
Villa Rides

as Client in Barber Shop (uncredited)

Movie
1968
Go For Broke

as Owl/Gufo/le Hibou

Movie
1968Movie
1968Movie
1967
Dirty Heroes

as Captain O’Connor

Movie
1967
Fort Utah

as Tom Horn

Movie
1967
Hate for Hate

as James Cooper

Movie
1967
Caxambu!

as Vince Neff

Movie
1966
Mission: Impossible

as Andrew Metzger

TV
1965
Day of the Nightmare

as Sgt. Dave Harmon

Movie
1965
Run for Your Life

as Dr. Mason

TV
1965
I Saw What You Did

as Steve Marak

Movie
1965
Branded

as Cattle Rancher Renger

TV
1965
Branded

as Ted Evers

TV
1964
Daniel Boone

as Hiram Manville

TV
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy

as Captain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)

Movie
1964Movie
1963
The Ceremony

as Prison Warden

Movie
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre

as William 'Scotty' Scott

TV
1963
Burke's Law

as Orrin Lashwell

TV
1963
Burke's Law

as Bullock

TV
1963
55 Days at Peking

as Sgt. Harry

Movie
1963
No Time To Kill

as Johnny Greco

Movie
1962
The Virginian

as Kinroy

TV
1962
Brushfire

as Jeff Saygure

Movie
1961Movie
1961Movie
1960
The Cheaters

as John Hunter

TV
1960
Faces in the Dark

as Max Hammond

Movie
1960
Spartacus

as Crixus

Movie
1960
Thriller

as Eddie Wilson

TV
1959
Startime

as Cliff Harrison

TV
1959
Riverboat

as Chris Slade

TV
1959
Bonanza

as Marshal Will Rimbau

TV
1959
Rawhide

as Frank Trask

TV
1959
Rawhide

as Dr. Joseph Merritt

TV
1959
Rawhide

as Jed Colby

TV
1959
Rawhide

as Winch

TV
1958
Party Girl

as Louis Canetto

Movie
1958
No Place to Land

as Jonas Bailey

Movie
1958
Stormy Crossing

as Griff Parker

Movie
1957Movie
1957TV
1957
Without Incident

as Sgt. Turley

Movie
1957Movie
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Marshal Harry Phillips

TV
1956
Armchair Theatre

as Monroe Stahr

TV
1956
Gunslinger

as Cane Miro

Movie
1955
Hell's Horizon

as Capt. John Merrill

Movie
1955
Queen Bee

as Judson Prentiss

Movie
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Captain McCabe

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Jed Coombs

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Parker

TV
1955
The Glass Cage

as Pel Pelham

Movie
1954
The Steel Cage

as Al, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"

Movie
1954
The Fast and the Furious

as Frank Webster

Movie
1954
Climax!

as Greg

TV
1954TV
1954
Security Risk

as Ralph Payne

Movie
1954
Southwest Passage

as Clint McDonald

Movie
1954
The Good Die Young

as Eddie Blaine

Movie
1953
Combat Squad

as Sgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher

Movie
1953
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

as Marshal Sam Rochelle

Movie
1953
The 49th Man

as Investigator John Williams

Movie
1953TV
1952
Hurricane Smith

as Hurricane Smith

Movie
1951
The Bushwhackers

as Jefferson Waring

Movie
1951TV
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Billy Bob Jackson

TV
1951TV
1951TV
1951
This Is Korea!

as Narrator

Movie
1951
Red Mountain

as Gen. William Quantrill

Movie
1951
The Basketball Fix

as Pete Ferreday

Movie
1951
Little Big Horn

as Lt. John Haywood

Movie
1951
The Scarf

as John Howard Barrington

Movie
1951
Vengeance Valley

as Hub Fasken

Movie
1950
Lux Video Theatre

as Milt Shanks

TV
1950TV
1950Movie
1950
Cargo to Capetown

as Steve Conway

Movie
1949
All the King's Men

as Jack Burden

Movie
1949
Mr. Soft Touch

as Henry 'Early' Byrd

Movie
1949
Anna Lucasta

as Danny Johnson

Movie
1949Movie
1949
Roughshod

as Lednov

Movie
1949
The Undercover Man

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
1949Movie
1949Movie
1948
Joan of Arc

as Jean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain

Movie
1948
Red River

as Cherry Valance

Movie
1948
A Southern Yankee

as Capt. Jed Calbern

Movie
1948
Raw Deal

as Fantail

Movie
1948
Open Secret

as Paul Lester

Movie
1948Movie
1947
The Gangster

as Karty

Movie
1947
Railroaded!

as Duke Martin

Movie
1947
Repeat Performance

as Narrator (Voice)

Movie
1946
Wake Up and Dream

as Howard Williams

Movie
1946
My Darling Clementine

as Billy Clanton

Movie
1946Movie
1946
Somewhere in the Night

as Thug (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
1946
Behind Green Lights

as Det. Oppenheimer

Movie
1945
A Walk in the Sun

as Pfc. Windy Craven

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJanuary 31, 1914
Day of DeathMarch 21, 1992
Place of BirthVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Popularity0.9